Birth | Ex 41 weeks, normal vaginal delivery, birth weight 3.45 kg |
Commenced on continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP) from birth due to increased work of breathing and desaturation | |
12 h | Commenced on prostaglandin and transferred to a tertiary centre for further management (no echocardiogram able to be performed prior to transfer) |
6 days | Commenced on regular diuretics (furosemide and spironolactone 1 mg/kg twice daily) |
Semi-electively intubated for respiratory distress | |
9 days | Surgical correction of truncus arteriosus |
12 days (Day 3 post-op) | Delayed chest closure |
14 days (day 5 post-op) | Extubated to CPAP |
23 days (day 14 post-op) | Transferred to peripheral centre for ongoing management, feeding establishment |
9 weeks (7 weeks post-op) | Cardiology outpatient follow-up |
Moderate truncal regurgitation and mild stenosis |